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Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
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LOVES HARMONY.

Slow glide the hours. All pleasure is but pain.
Dim IS the sunlight on the upland hill,
And cold the fiercest glow of summers prime
Until we meet again.
Speak. then, dear heart, speak but one gentle
word
And bid me hasten to thy side at last,
That 90 the future, lost In vague, sweet hopA
Blot out the troublous past.
Clear came a voice from out the silent wood
Deep in my soul its perfect harmony
Sank like the echo of an ancient chime,
Hallow d to memory.
Nearer 1t came-and then as in q dream
My love and once more together stand
Where troublous past and smiling future meet
Forever hand in hand.
While from the upland hill CLEAN of light
Breaks thro' the dusky gloom OF dreary night,
And mystic murmurs, trembling soft above,
Low mingls in the new born song of love.
London Society.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
GRANTS FAMOUS DISPATCH.


we WIN Fight It Out on This Limo IL
II Takes An Summer"
A noted ex-general Of the Union army to-
day commented upon the alleged absolute
power exercised by Edwin NJ Stanton when
secretary Of war. The ex-general had been
personally and contemporaneously cogni-
Eant of much of the inner history Of the war
department, as wen q Of tho affairs at the
front, when Grant was fighting his way in
the Wilderness and thereafter on the road to
Richmond. he said there was no donbt Of
Stanton,s complete control over President
Lincoln when he chose to exercise it, IN mo-
mentous war questions as well as small de-
tails regarding the conduct OF the Union
armies. Said the general:
"You people in Washington believe that
Gen. Rawlins worded that stirring telegraphlc
dispatch which Grant sent from the front In
1884 at a time when our congressman were
scared and the people Of the north were In
dismay at the terrible slaughter Of our army
as Grant drove Lee toward Richmond l
refer to the dispatch: we viii fight it out on
This line if it takes all summer Now, know
about the origin, wording and Transmission
Of that message. It was written by Stanton
vbsn Lincoln was in conference with him In
the war department. They were both alarmed
abont the political outlook in the northern
states The discouraging accounts from the
seat of war were telling against the aominis-
tration, and the fear, in consequence, tnae
Lincoln would not be reelected prompted
stanton to do something which would reas-
sure the people, restore confidence In the sue
cessful termination of the war In favor OF tns
| Unio, c. Use and inspire more respect 1or the
Iincola y, ADMINISTRATION. Stanton, as means
to this end. telegraphed to Grant to send some
eneouracin. news, and Stanton at the same
time advised and wrote out the form OF dls-
match to be transmitted in response to his sug
gestion. -
aOpportunely. and it has been alleged In
cooperation with Stanton, at taa' lioiieh' q
knot of senators and members OF the mouse
got together in secret caucus at the Capi1oi 70
consider the critical situation, and on behaif
| Of all of them telegram was sent to Grant
inouiring how they were getting along at the
front and what they proposed to DO. MY
recollection is that the dispatch to which
| Grant made answer was prepared and sent ny
Senator Nesmith, of Oregon, who was chalr.
man Of that caucus Grants celebrated
answer. which, as before stated. was that
which had been previously advised by stan.
ton. had the desired effect. 1t gave heart and
announcement to the people OF the northern
states. 1t gave strength to the weakened
political supporters of Lincoln for re-eiecuoI
to the presidency, and, in fact, the dispaocr
was very effective in silencing opposition
among Republicans to Lincoln's candidacy.
| Washington Cor. New York World.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
FOSSIL REMAINS IN CALIFORNIA.
A Wagon Load Of Monstrous Pes11ned
Bones-Some Remarkable Deposits.

A Wagon Load Of Monstrous Petrined
Bones-Some Remarkable Deposits.
The immediate vicinity of Templeton is
rich in fossil treasures, and the labor1ous re-
searches Of some Of our citizens into the hab-
itat of prehistoric saurians and mammals de-
serve recognition and honorary membership
at the hands of the Academy of Sciences. On
several occasions fossil bones OF antedluvlan
monsters have been unearthed, but the larg-
est exhibit in this line was accomplished few
days ago by A. Crum and J. W. Cook, who
brought in a wagon load Of monstrous petrl-
fed ribs, vertebre, shoulder blades and other
portions of the anatomy of mammoth crea-
lures who inhabited this country when the
slowly receding ocean left it one vast watery
marsh This large collection is now exposed
to public view on the south piazza Of the
Templeton hotel There is no region In the
state richer in fossil remains than this section,
which is now from 700 to 1000 feet above the
sea level, and gentlemen who combine the
possession of leisure with taste for geology
cal research would find the country here
abouts interesting for exploration
One of the peculiarities of the country,
from geological point. is the distribution OF
fossils in belts. Immediately around Temple
ton it appears to have been the home OF mann
moth saurians and mammals. Ten miles dis
tant, on the Santa Margarita ranch, owned
by Gen. p W. Murphy, there is an extensive
and remarkable deposit of petrified oysters,
on a ridge which is at least 900 feet above
the present sea level The deposit is probably
mile in length by half mile in width and
of unknown depth. One of the specimens
now in this office is nearly a. foot in length
by six inches in width, a perfect oyster thous-
ands Of years old. There are many larger
specimens to be obtained, this one having
been taken out of a wagon rut in the country
road where it crosses the oyster ridge.
In another locality about ten miles distant,
on Santa Rosa creek, near Cambria, d. s.
Messenheimer, while digging a well, found a
perfect flint arrow head at depth OF seven
teen feet, and for thirty-five feet the excava-
ton penetrated deposit of fine, small shells,
an immense mound of which still exists near
where the well was dug. Northwest OF
Templeton, the residences of MIR. Messen-
heimer and Mr.. Carr, both old residents, IN
this part of the country, there is large rock,
the exposed portion OF which will weigh
seven hundred or eight hundred POUNDS, and
imbeded in it is plainly disc ernible the upper
part of an immense fossil skull, in one portion
of which is a tusk about seven inches in
Call Times
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
A FORTUNATE JOURNALIST.

Trying to Escape the UnciviIized Climate
of the United States-To Cuba.
One of the gentlemen of the editorial fra
ternity who inherited fortune, who is in the
social seven," and has met the Prince Of
Wales, is Allen Thorndyke Rice, the editor
Of The North American Review. He has q
good time rushing oil over this country, 60
ing to Cuba to escape the dreadful winter Of
America, and going to England to get rid Of
the horrid summers of the latitude of New
York. sometimes think a rich poor man.
who happens to be born an American citizen,
has hard time of it trying to escape the I'M
civilized climate of the United States. May,
June and October appear to be the only toll
cradle months in the calendar for your fash
ionable gentleman who has fortune at his
disposal.
saw Mr. Rice in Washington few days
since. He is middle aged, medium sized
gentleman, with dark hair and eyes, a rather
thin voice, and quick in bis speech and mo-
ton He reminds me of Henry Gillig, of the
American Exchange, in London, who is
always in a rushing hurry. Gillig only has
time to say: How'd ye dos Pm off. Just
got in on a Cunarder Going down to
Fortress Monroe to stop over Sunday. Ex-
pocC 10 St8TC LOT san FRANCISCO next week.
Have some matters to look after on the Pacific
coast. Shall be in Chicago over night" That
is GiIlig. As they say Of Mr. Tots in ''Dom-
hey and Son." "Shakey, shivery, how are
your" Some might say, "Whirligig Gillig,
whittier awayr Thorndyke Rice was just in
from Cuba when met him.
"Go down to Cuba for an entire change Of
mind, said he "For a man with all sorts of
bothers and things, the best thing he can do
is to go to Cuba for ten days. No, don't
speak Spanish, but l do speak French and
German, and got along with little Latin
Well, yes, they still have a captain general in
Cuba, who lives in considerable STYLE There
was day, believe, when they had to pass a
law prohibiting the paving of the court yard
Of the palace with silver. You should see a
sugar plantation by all means when you 20
to Cuba, and you will be intensely lucky, YOU
know, II you voyage along the east coast
The scenery is very fine l had to hurry
home to look after a little business that is
hanging fire They asked Inc to stay longer,
but said NO, thanks very muchD'-Fuller
Walker in Kansas City Journal
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Worms in the Ice.

The ice gathered in many New Jersey
ponds has been found OF late 20 Be flied with
small particles resembling WORMS. which
have come 10 lie called ice WORMS A ge--tle-
man GEAR Dover, who found the ice III his
pond affected in this way, made al invest
CATION. He says the pond was filed with
little wriggleFs. and thess were shedding
their skins These skins foat1d 10 the sssr-
face and adhered TO the bottom of The Toe,
and, as it froze from the bottom, flied il with
what looked like great numbers Of It'll.
worms- He has noticed that ponds plenti-
fully stocked with fish are free from the
wrigglers Chicago Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Awkward Hours.

A bright and busy little woman, who was
asked to some entertainment from 5 to the
other day, sent back word she couldn't 60, for
she couldn't go to heaven between those hours
in the afternoon! And they are awkward
hours, when you come to consider it. Only
the idlers, the butterflies and the gadabouts
truly like this afternoon tea and chocolate
visiting For the workers it is destruction:
but then, what right has a working man or
woman to "piay" before at night Boston
Herald
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
The Shook Family.

The Shook family, from whom Sir Charles
Dixie has inherited a fortune, originally bore
the name of Sevenoaks There are many
people in England now who spell their name
SevenoakS and pronounce it Shocks: just as
lots of Americans write their name Taliaferro
and call it Tolliver-New Orleans Times
Derpocraf
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Creditors Not Admitted.

"How many calls did You receive on New
YearsFr asked K street girl of one from
Connecticut avenue.
Il don't remember, but think there were
eighty-four."
Goodness gracious, is that alli Why, we
received ESQ
"Oh, well, said the other. cruelty, you see
we don't have many creditors around town
as You do, Washington Critic.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Caught I'm Hia H LAT.

An organ grinder visited Riverside, Cal
the other day and a crowd collected to hear
the music. When be passed his hat around
he received two nickels, a piece of cracker,
a pool check, three trouser buttons. piece Of
a broken pint bottle, poker check and a
scrap of city ordinance relating to the ot-
struction Of streets in Riverside.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25

Omaha Man-Seems to me YOU folks badly
need civili1ng.
California Man-Ehl How
81 saw in tee paper the other day that .
stranger in Oakland visited every bookstore
in hopes of buying Bible, and could not find
one in the place"
s.Oh. that's on account of the climate"
"Clin.ateF
Eyes. folks are so h-althy there they never
th.nk of BibIesr-OmAha World
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Applications for Pensions.

A statement prepared at the pension Office
shows that there are now pending before that
office awaiting examination 2S, ,1Ss applica-
lions for pensions. Claims are presented at
the rate of about 6,o00 week, and an aver.
age Of , 500 a week are finally adjudicated.-
Kansas CITY Times
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Women As Missionaries

At Wellesley college eighty young women
have expressed desire to work as foTeagn
missionaries: a. Obariin. about 100 ssgniSed
the same purpose, and, including al fh@se ADD
other colleges. thsrs are about =" yonng
women willing 70 work in the foreign Bed
Public Opinion.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Bank Examiner.

movement is on foot in Pennsylvania to
establish the Office OF bank examiner His
duties viii consis. Of rigid examination Of
the condition of the state financial instftu-
tons at regular and often recurring inter
walls
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25

No matter where the Chinese go, and no
matter under what form of government
they are living, they are bound TO carry
cut their ideas Of woman as a marketable
article. In Hong Kong, under q govern
ment that airs its boast that slavery cam
not exist under the shadows of its flag,
women are bought and sold every day.
In the British settlement at Shanghai reg
ular auctions of women are held under
more eoldblooded circumstances than
Arab bazars or those slave auctions in the
south. 1t is part OF the system Of the
Chinese, and can no more be eradicated
In places where it has gained foothold
than the Chinese themselves. So long as
the Chinese confined their buying and sell
ing operations to their own women the
subject did not present such an acute in
terest for the rest of the world.
But, unfortunately, the Chinaman is
awakening to the superiority of foreign
productions over his own native article.
Chinese are now endeavoring in all parts
or the world TO which they migrate to con-
tract temporary marriages with white
women, and If, when the time comes to
return to China, 1t is not elected to desert
both family and wife, the unfortunate
dupe, who has perhaps thought she en-
tered into perfectly legal union, is pre-
vailed upon to accompany her lord to
China, she will have to take the place Of
third or fourth wife-i- e., marketable
and prosecuted concubine-in a native
establishment. Some very lamentable oc-
currences of this kind have been brought
to notice in late years. To the woman
who contracts union with 4 Chinamap
who has left his country an adult, the
chances are almost sure that she takes up
With one who has alreadv q wife or two.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25

The last esics issued BIZ the Cultured society
q Boston i tia; The Use Of 20 names ssouid
he st,aaaossai Mamie Il nov rsssn MARY,
Iuls, becomes LucrsslA Sale anaE6o-as The
terminal IL and Is written Sarah, etc
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25

Scrap baskets are made of birch bark. the
borders finished with strips Of young birch,
twisted into the desired shape and held in
place BY huge rows Of ribbon
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25

A piece Of zinc plaeed on the coal on a hot
stove viii clean cut the s.ovepipe The vapor
produced carries of the SCOT BY chemical de
composition
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25

The yelk Of one egg, three drains OF giyce-
rine and fifteen grains Of carboise ACID make
an excellent mixture for softening the hands
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Workings of Auction Thieves.

Il notice that Inspector Byrnes says moth
ing in his book about auction thieves said a
well known auctioneer to reporter There
are thousands of them in the city, and they
are a big nuisance to U.s."
GLOW does the auction thief workr
His principal method is to damage goods
and buy them cheap in consequence You
see We always have a lot of goods on exhibit
ton, and it is impossible for us to watch them
closely. The auction thief waits for good
chance, and then steals some essential part of
an article. When the thing is sold he buys it
cheap, because it is imperfect. Their he adds
the missing part and sells it again at the full
price They will steal the weights from a
pair of scales, the pendulum of clock, the
CRATE out of a stove, or anything which will
cripple it."
"Do you ever catch these thievesf'
"Oh, yes; now and then But what can
you do to man for stealing few cents
worthi 1t wouldn't pay to prosecute him, so
we just turn him over to a porter, and he gets
of with good kicking New York Sun.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-31
4 NEW DISCOVERY.
4 New Method of Treatment of hthisis by
Gaseous EnemRta.

New Method of Treatment of hthisis by
Gaseous EnemRta.
A new method for the treatment Of
phthIsis consumption has recently been
introduced, and is now in full and pro-
l'nouncBf favor with the most noted physl-
Clans of the east. The gas is a mixture
OF earboasdioxide and hydrogen suIphide,
TIVE gases pure ana completely deprived
of. admixture with atmospheric air. Ia
their Rni0p, the carbon dioxide plays
somewhat the part of an inert agent, and
attenuates the irritant properties Of the
hydrogen sulphide.
The principle on which the treatment
is based is that the disastrous results of
pulmonary tuberculosis are due to septi-
cHmia set up by absorption of the noxious
products of suppuratiOn Ia ulcereus les
ions in contact with the atmospheric ait
and that repeated prolonged bathtngs of
the suppurating surfaces with q safe anti
septic agent controls the suppurStICn and
gives the LESSONS IN opportunity TO IN
dergo cic8triZ alton.
The experience is summarized as fol-
lows:
/. In nearly all cases lasting effects
have been secured il the reduction Of
temperature, suppression ofnIght-sweats,
lessened cough and eXpectoratiOn, aud in
some all physical signs of bronchial
catarrh abolished.
2. Temporarily reduction of pulse-rate
fifteen to twenty beats, AID temperature
to during administration OF the gas.
3. The amount of gas introduced into
the bowel has varied from three quarts
to q gallon at each injection. II has
been introduced very slowly, from fifteen
minutes to haif an hour being demanded
by the operation. The admins Tation
has been practiCed in most cases twice
in twenty-fouT hours.
T. Administration of the gask in diffeg
ent amounts and varying degrees OF. con
centratlon is now being practieed, and!
also investigations into the characteristics
of the sputa. So
). Ia only one of the cases of phtafsis
the effects of the gas have been ensfrely
negative. Occasionally it is not well
borne, but this is very exceptional. 4
6. In cases of phthisis complicated byl
intestinal LESSONS, experience is still in
sufficient to make it possible to state pos
tive results.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-31

when my lady goes out for 8 matinee or
ride substitute paste for diamonds
in her jewelry. 1t struck. me as q
very clever ldea. l engaged myself
with family in Brooklyn, ana, while my
lady was at supper, sneaked ~ sts1rs
aud substituted paste for the diamonds
1t was very easy; sll ] did was to loosen
the setting of jsweIry, take out the dia-
mOnd, substitute the paste ana squeeze
the setting together again. l never re
NAMED longer than three weeks in one
place. II would take one week to find
out where jeweiry was located I've
been IN twenty houses as butler" The
butler in Edward l. Knowlton's fsmLy,at
81 RemsOn street, Brooklyn, read au &C
count of Hairs arrest and Informed Mr.
KnOwlton that Hair had once been IN
his employ. Mr.. Knowiton examined
his diamonds and discovered tina. the
diamonds mad been taken out of mis- studs,
pair of earrings lanf pin, a0d paste
substituted. The diamonds were worth
$500. Though Hair left Mr.. Knowlton's
employ on October 10, the larceny was
I1t disCOvered, and would probably
never have been bus for Hairs arrest
FltonEec0Versd his diamonds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-31
ABUILDING COLLAPsES.
An Old three Story Structure in st. Louis
Tumbles Down.

An Old three Story Structure In ST. Louis
Tumbles Down. -:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 3O.-At 1890
O'Clock to-day three-storY brick build
ing at No. Ala and 416 North Third street
collapsed, and several men are supposed
to be buried in the debris. The building
was occupied by Flesh & Look, painters,
and Bailey, Page & Co., sign and yhouse
painters. AT the hour OF the collapse
most of the men w=re in the yard at the
rear, it being noon. Several men were
sitting in the windows watching others
pass when the structure began to shake.
One called out from the third
floor: "The things coming down." bat
IS the vibrations ceased they resumed
their ease, suppOsing tie cause of the
shaking TO be telegraph men walking over
the roof Temporary quiet had scarcely
restored their confidence when portion
Saggsd inwardly end those in aud near
the windows made their escape by jump
ing. They fastened to the trout Of the
building and found that the wreck had
been more complete than in the rear, the
whole force seemingly concentrating over
the offices, pulling the walls lnwardly.
Firemen and police patrol quickly ep-
peared and began the work of digging for
those buried under the ruins, though the
hanging walis threatened another crash.
The men that made their escape are sure
that there were several clerks and en-
plQyes in the office. The building was
verS. old, being among the few ancient
structures still standing in this city. 1t
has heen vacant until recently.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-31

caused much trouble and the waste of o
great deal of material. The causes oper-
ating to produce these effects are, first,
want of free circulation of air in the
mould, and the failure to YentilGte the
core for the escape of gases; second, the
generation of gases in the form of bub-
bles solidifying, and third, the honey
combiDg by uneven contraction in cooling
ard the straining and separation varying
the texture and creating minute cavities.
His process Is that of pouring the metal
, from the bottom around a core, per-
hitting the metal to cool, thus forming,
IS he claims, a solid, compact following
out of uniform density and gravity.
"There was not bid submitted to the
government" continued Mr.. Morse, $50
far as can learn, for a hollow casting
for 8 cannon. They all proposed boring
q solid ingot and then hopping it TO the
muzzle. Now, | didn't bid, because
had no plant for g gun foundry, but am
going TO demonstrate that | can make a
cannon that will contain less metal, cost
less and DE two-thirds more effective than
by the old system of boring ingots. l do
not propose to hoop the muzzle' of any
cannon that is turned out under my su-
pervision."
"What kind of metal will you use?"
asked Mr.. Morse. "0pen- hearth STEEL"
he answered. "It is the only thing fit TO
manufacture ordnance from. They made
Damascus blades out of open-hearth steel,
and no Improvement has ever been made
in them through hundreds of years,
though there has been upon the furnace.
Besseuer metal is worthless for cannon,
though it is the best in the world for
rails. The trouble is that it has
nc settled standing sndl you.
cannot count on it fofA deF-
sity. That is the reason why it is worth
less for ordnance. l have never madel
any cannon by this process, but [ have
an order on hand for a steel gun twenty
feet long with two-inch bore. .,Is is for
the holders OF the Lyman patent pgejec-
tile, and they claim they can sink A. ves-
sci with the projectiles from their gun
nine miles at sea with the gun on g dead
level line. Their patent aissDn the explo-
sive and cartridges, while mine is on the
material and in the method of making the
weapon.
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Experiments were made at Creedmoor
by the Lymans year or so ago. They
LUX CuFee lluo paIre4sI Iolheu tueIu TO-
gether, making one long tube. Then
they loaded it with one of their cartridges
and fred at 8 target composed of FIVE
thicknesses of SIG boiler-plate, and the
ball, made of tool steel, pierced every
plate"
"What is the size of the gun you pro-
pose presenting to the government"
Mr.. Morse drew thick roll of paper |
from drawer, and spreading it out on a
table, said: "These specifcationssossl for
q gun seventeen feet six inches Yong; six
inch bore, shell two inches In diameter,
villa hoop and jacket thsge inches in
diameter. The dimensions in fun are
six inch bore, sixteen inches in diameter
sad eighteen feet long. The weight
namedin tie government plans will be
one third more thanny gum